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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 365, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 10, 2005Butts County, Henry County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2005, 3:30 PM EDT for Butts County, Henry County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2005, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2005, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Butts County, GA, Henry County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 32 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 369 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS52 KFFC 101930
SVRFFC
GAC035-151-102015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0365.050710T1930Z-050710T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
330 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 327 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSON...AND MOVING
  NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  STOCKBRIDGE...MCDONOUGH...LUELLA...LOCUST GROVE...HAMPTON...
  JENKINSBURG AND FLIPPEN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3324 8412 3329 8408 3331 8409 3334 8423
      3339 8434 3342 8434 3343 8427 3354 8427
      3359 8423 3360 8422 3331 8388 3321 8397
      3321 8407

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 101959
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
357 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

GAC035-151-102015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0365.000000T0000Z-050710T2015Z/
BUTTS-HENRY-
357 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR HENRY
AND BUTTS COUNTIES...

AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLA...OR ABOUT NEAR
MCDONOUGH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOCUST 
GROVE...HAMPTON AND LOVEJOY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3324 8412 3329 8408 3331 8409 3334 8423
      3339 8434 3342 8434 3343 8427 3354 8427
      3359 8423 3360 8422 3331 8388 3321 8397
      3321 8407

$$
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 102012
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
409 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

GAC035-151-102015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0365.000000T0000Z-050710T2015Z/
BUTTS-HENRY-
409 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR HENRY
AND BUTTS COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EDT...STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OUT OF 
HENRY COUNTY...HAS BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING.  THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAMPTON...FLIPPEN AND STOCKBRIDGE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3324 8412 3329 8408 3331 8409 3334 8423
      3339 8434 3342 8434 3343 8427 3354 8427
      3359 8423 3360 8422 3331 8388 3321 8397
      3321 8407

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton3 hr
Jul 10, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Monroe29 min
Jul 10, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Spalding47 min
Jul 10, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Monroe49 min
Jul 10, 3:03 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCButts, Monroe31 min
Jul 10, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Putnam39 min
Jul 10, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCRockdale13 min
Jul 10, 5:41 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDeKalb29 min
Jul 10, 6:03 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFulton27 min
Jul 10, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb25 min
Jul 10, 7:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFulton103 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.